Nawaje Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Nawaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 50 | 1:1,058,832 | 46,289 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Nawaje (228) may also be a first name.
Nawaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nawaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nawaje (Marathi: नवाज) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawaje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nawaje is the 2,220,661st most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nawaje reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 594,918th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 228 people.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,058,832. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 98 percent live and Iringa Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Tanzania Nawaje is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nawaje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nawaje in the Marathi language | ||
| नवाज | navaja | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nawaje
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